7th International Workshop on Rhodococcus equi

About Us

Dear Colleagues,

Welcome to the 7th International Workshop on Rhodococcus equi supported by the Japan Racing Association. This workshop is an excellent opportunity for researchers to share new findings or work in progress on R. equi and to forge new and lasting collaborations within this community.
For those of you attending in person, welcome to Hokkaido, Japan. Thank you for your efforts in travelling from far away to share your research and for your continued work in the field of R. equi. We look forward to your research.

Sincerely,
The 7th Workshop Executive Committee

History

  • 1st Workshop on Corynebacterium equi Pneumonia of Foals
  • Organizer: Dr. J. F. Prescott
    July, 1986 - University of Guelph, Canada
  • 2nd International Workshop Rhodococcus equi
  • Organizer: Dr. John Prescott
    July, 1996 - Guelph, Canada
  • 3rd Rhodococcus equi II
  • Organizers: Drs. John F. Prescott and Steven Hines
    July, 2002 - Pullman, Washington
  • 4th International Workshop on Rhodococcus equi
  • Organizers: Drs. Jose Vazquez-Boland, John Prescott, Wim Meijer and Desmond Leadon
    Edinburgh, Scotland, July 13-16, 2008
    Topics: Technical advances in the genetic analysis of R. equi; pathogenesis of R. equi; microarray analysis; immunity to R. equi in foals; understanding the response of equine dendritic cells to R. equi; vaccination studies; use of antibiotics; sources of the infection.
  • 5th Havemeyer Workshop on Rhodococcus equi
  • Organizers: Drs. Severine Cauchard, Claire Laugier and Jose Vazquez-Boland
    Villa Le Cercle - Centre International de Deauville, France, July 9-12, 2012
    Topics: R. equi virulence and vaccine development; Age-related differences in virulent R. equi excretion; Cinical aspects of infections caused by R. equi; Conjugal transfer of virulence; Immunity and immunization; New candidate vaccine for R. equi infection in foals.
  • 6th Workshop on Rhodococcus equi (Rhodococcus equi VI)
  • Organizers: Dr. Steeve Giguere (dcd) and Dr. Noah Cohen
    Savannah, Georgia, 12-14 July 2020 - Postponed to 11-14 July 2021 and again postponed.
    July 16-19, 2023 University of Georgia, Athens, GA

Committee Members

  • John Prescott (University of Guelph)
  • Noah Cohen (Texas A&M University)
  • Angela Bordin (Texas A&M University)
  • Clare Ryan (University of Georgia)
  • Londa Berghaus (University of Georgia)
  • Macarena Sanz (Iowa State University)
  • Laura Huber (Auburn University)
  • Márcio Garcia Ribeiro (São Paulo State University)
  • Jose Vazquez-Boland (University of Edinburgh)
  • Wim Meijer (University College Dublin)
  • Albert Haas (University of Bonn)
  • Monica Venner (Equine Clinic - Destedt, Niedersachsen, Germany)
  • Giovanni Ghielmetti (University of Zurich)
  • Lucjan Witkowski (Warsaw University of Life Sciences)
  • Gary Muscatello (The University of Sydney)
  • Yasunori Suzuki (Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
  • Hidekazu Niwa (Hidaka Training and Research Center, Japan Racing Association)
  • Yuta Kinoshita (Equine Research Institute, Japan Racing Association)
  • Takashi Yamanaka (Miho Training Center, Japan Racing Association)
  • Shinji Takai (Kitasato University)